Friday’s Numbers…
Even with substitute hosts pulling down FNC’s Friday night numbers for some programs, the network was still able to come out on top. MSNBC beat CNN in the prime time Demo…
Cable News Ratings for December 8, 2006
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 731,000 viewers
CNN – 457,000 viewers
MSNBC – 291,000 viewers
CNBC – 165,000 viewers
HLN – 191,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,113,000 viewers
CNN – 674,000 viewers
MSNBC – 545,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch with 114,000 viewers
HLN – 366,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC – 205,000 viewers
CNN – 147,000 viewers
MSNBC –125,000 viewers
CNBC – 53,000 viewers
HLN – 89,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 214,000 viewers
CNN – 194,000 viewers
MSNBC – 205,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch with 32,000 viewers
HLN –152,000 viewers
Morning programs P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 770,000 viewers (279,000)
American Morning – 289,000 viewers (106,000)
Imus in The Morning- 288,000 viewers (118,000)
Robin & Co. – 186,000 viewers (99,000)
6PM - P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,052,000 viewers (216,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight – 1,003,000 viewers (237,000)
Tucker– 290,000 viewers (99,000)
Mad Money – 220,000 viewers (a scratch with 41,000)
Prime News – 227,000 viewers (109,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54)
FOX Report with Shepard Smith – 1,135,000 viewers (224,000)
Situation Room – 819,000 viewers (260,000)
Hardball – 320,000 viewers (86,000)
On the Money – 150,000 viewers (a scratch with 45,000)
Glenn Beck – 320,000 viewers (174,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54)
O’Reilly Factor – 1,494,000 viewers (220,000)
Paula Zahn Now – 552,000 viewers (158,000)
Countdown w/ Olbermann – 705,000 viewers (197,000)
Warren Buffett Special- 188,000 viewers (a scratch with 29,000)
Nancy Grace – 503,000 viewers (185,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes – 1,047,000 viewers (213,000)
Larry King Live – 843,000 viewers (169,000)
MSNBC Investigates – 578,000 viewers (256,000)
Mad Money– a scratch with 74,000 viewers (a scratch with 25,000)
Glenn Beck – 364,000 viewers (163,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54)
On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren – 797,000 viewers (207,000)
Anderson Cooper – 626,000 viewers (256,000)
Crime & Punishment – 353,000 viewers (161,000)
Donny Deutsch- a scratch with 81,000 viewers (a scratch with 42,000)
Nancy Grace – 232,000 viewers (109,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54)
O’Reilly Factor – 723,000 viewers (236,000)
Anderson Cooper – 408,000 viewers (176,000)
MSNBC Special – 576,000 viewers (341,000)
Warren Buffett Special– a scratch with 94,000 viewers (54,000)
Showbiz Tonight – 181,000 viewers (107,000)
No question, subs hurt; Lou Dobbs within 5% of Special Report w/Jim Angle and actually ahead in the demo. Seeing that Angle was subbing is one reason I watched Dobbs last Friday.
Comment by Grampa D — December 11, 2006 @ 6:51 pm
(Anti) American Morning beaten by Imus, again? Hahahahahaha.
Comment by Tom — December 11, 2006 @ 8:54 pm
Greta only had 797,000 viewers?
Anderson Cooper beat her in the demo’s?
Wowsers……………I know so many people that are tired of Greta’s program that they have tuned her out……….and have been tuning in to Anderson Cooper……IF you want REAL news tune into AC..if you want fluff, celebrity interviews, or the latest tragi-drami celebs, tune into Greta!
Comment by JustStatinMyOpinion — December 11, 2006 @ 9:00 pm
JustStatinMyOpinion - You’re right about Greta… her show is much more fluffy than AC. I think it would probably do better earlier in the evening… like when other similar celebrity/investigative shows are on the networks. Maybe they could move Gibson to the late night spot, and really let him rant and go crazy… more like his radio show.
Comment by ImNotBlue — December 12, 2006 @ 1:36 am
Brit Hume taking Friday off is nothing new; he works Sundays, so he ALWAYS does. He has been on SR on a Friday ONCE in the past year - and that was for a special interview.
We now know what happened to Sean Hannity was last Friday. I bet H&C’s ratings for Monday are through the roof.
As for Greta, her show has always been the weakest of FNC’s primetime lineup. I think having her on earlier would hurt the rest of the schedule; just as Rita Cosby’s show lost MSNBC it’s political and hard news viewers when it was on before Scarborough and Carlson.
Comment by erljr — December 12, 2006 @ 10:35 am